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#00B2FF Color

#00B2FF is rgb(0, 178, 255) in RGB, hsl(198, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 30%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00B2FF
HEX#00B2FF
RGBrgb(0, 178, 255)
HSLhsl(198, 100%, 50%)
HSVhsv(198, 100%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 30%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.162 238.3)
LABlab(68.00% -17.90 -49.53)
LCHlch(68.00% 52.67 250.13)

What #00B2FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #00B2FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 5.5Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 6.14Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 9.4Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 11.92Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 12.27Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 12.39

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#00B2FF Channel Values

How #00B2FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 0 · G 178 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 198° · S 100% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 198° · S 100% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00B2FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00B2FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #00B2FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00B2FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#00B2FF
Complementary
#FF4D00
Analogous
#00FFCC
Analogous
#0033FF
Triadic
#FF00B2
Triadic
#B2FF00
Split comp.
#FF0033
Split comp.
#FFCC00

Tints & Shades of #00B2FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#24BDFF
#47C8FF
#6BD3FF
#8ADCFF
#ADE7FF
#D1F1FF

Shades

#009ADB
#0084BD
#006B99
#00567A
#003D57
#002738

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #00B2FF.

How #00B2FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00B2FF
Protanopia#A4A4FF
Protanomaly#82AAFF
Deuteranopia#9494FF
Deuteranomaly#75A1FF
Tritanopia#00BEBE
Tritanomaly#00B9DB
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00B2FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-00b2ff: #00B2FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00B2FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00b2ff': '#00B2FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.698, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_00b2ff">#00B2FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#00B2FF"

More Teal Colors

#00B2FF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#00B2FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00B2FF?

#00B2FF is a mid-tone teal — rgb(0, 178, 255) in RGB and hsl(198, 100%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.5.

What is the RGB value of #00B2FF?

#00B2FF is rgb(0, 178, 255) — red 0, green 178, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00B2FF?

#00B2FF converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 30%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00B2FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00B2FF scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00B2FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00B2FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 9.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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